Hand-colored woodcut depicts Colonel Richard Mentor Johnson defending himself against an Indian chief, American infantrymen firing on the enemy, a dismounted soldier engaging an Indian in hand-to-hand combat, a savage in the act of scalping a...

This five year, $500 Confederate War Bond is dated February 20, 1863, and would be redeemable in July 1868 for principal plus seven percent interest. Such Confederate government bonds were one means the Confederacy had of raising money during the...

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preserved inviolate in very part; whether the Legislative, Executive, Judiciary and Military branches of government, and public servants, have faithfully performed their...

Signature quilt made by the 5th Tenn. Regt. Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, No. 535, in Paris, Tenn. Names of community members as well as soldiers of the 5th Tenn. Inf. Regt. are embroidered on the quilt top. Cpl. R. B. Olive's name...

Address of Gen. John M. Johnson for dedication of Confederate Memorial Hall on January 19, 1929. Johnson lists the virtues of Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. He also talks about Nathan Bedford Forrest not being educated in...

State of Alabama, Selma, Marion, Memphis Railroad Company bonds. Issued September 1, 1869. Reverse side includes original signature of Nathan Bedford Forrest, President. Bond is numbered 67, amount $1,000. Payable in "gold coin of the United...

State of Alabama, Selma, Marion, Memphis Railroad Company bonds. Issued September 1, 1869. Reverse side includes original signature of Nathan Bedford Forrest, President. Bond is numbered 67, amount $1,000. Payable in "gold coin of the United...

Tintype of Alexander C. Simmons. He was born in 1847 to Travis and Mary (Pendergrass) Simmons. Simmons enlisted in Co. I, 4th Tenn. Cav., USA. He died on March 20, 1864, in Nashville and is buried in the National Cemetery there. The original...

Arthur S. Randolph's claim to be reimbursed for "one bull and one heifer 4 years" that were given "for use of the United States Government" during the just-concluded Civil War. Reimbursement amount is $48.00. The original is in the collections of...

A tract or plat map of the Belmont neighborhood originally published by G. M. Hopkins & Co. showing houses, structures & various buildings, landscapes, acreage and streets for several blocks between Granny White and Hillsboro Ave. Extending across...

The Bacon Manufacturing Company made several models of .31 caliber pocket revolvers from 1858-1867 with around 1,400 pistols produced. Bacon also produced the same pistols marked with the names of other firms.; The black leather holster is typical...

The Battle of Franklin was a hard fought battle in which many men died. The battle flags of both the United States and the Confederacy are clearly shown in this postcard which was copied from an original Kurtz and Allison stone lithograph.

Etching features side and front views of the Bell Tavern that was located in Lynchburg, Virginia, during the time of Andrew Jackson. The original inspiration image is credited to the Collection of Jones Memorial Library.